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BAUDELAIRE Charles (1821-1867)

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BAUDELAIRE Charles (1821-1867)

L.A.S. "Ch. Baudelaire", [Brussels early June 1864], at Noël PARFAIT| 1 page small in-4.
About the proofs of his translation of Edgar Allan Poe's Grotesque and Serious Stories.
[Noël Parfait worked as a reader for the publisher Michel Lévy|
Baudelaire had been living in Belgium since April 1864, and was particularly concerned here with the short story Le Mystère de Marie Roget]. "A thousand thanks! You've saved me from anguish. Whenever I think I can dispense with reading a second proof, I will write on the proof:
Mr. Parfait will reread it and give me the right one to print. I received my big edition from Honfleur. I have a good text in front of me. When Marie Roget is printed, don't forget to send the right sheets to Pauchet, Secretary of National Opinion, who paid me for the manuscript and from whom I took it back. - Please ask him to publish as soon as possible. It will be an excellent announcement for the book.
Last night, to relieve myself of the tintouin Marie Roget, I gave myself over to ale and port, and in this state, I wrote a rather lively letter to Michel [Lévy].
If he is offended, ask him to forgive me"...